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Protection from Violence
Tuvalu
- EnglishSubject to the provisions of this Part, and in particular to —
(a) section 32 (foreign disciplined forces); and
(b) section 33 (hostile disciplined forces),
no-one shall —
(c) be tortured; or
(d) given inhuman or degrading punishment or treatment. (Sec. 19)
Protection from Violence
Uzbekistan
- EnglishThe formation and functioning of political parties and public associations, which aim to do the following, shall be prohibited: change the existing constitutional system by force, speak or demonstrate against the sovereignty, territorial integrity and security of the Republic, the constitutional rights and freedoms of its citizens, advocate war or spread social, national, racial and religious hostility, and encroach on the health and morality of the people, as well as armed associations and political parties based on ethnic and religious principles.
Secret societies and associations shall be banned. (Art. 57) - UzbekKonstitutsiyaviy tuzumni zo‘rlik bilan o‘zgartirishni maqsad qilib qo‘yuvchi, respublikaning suvereniteti, yaxlitligi va xavfsizligiga, fuqarolarning konstitutsiyaviy huquq va erkinliklariga qarshi chiquvchi, urushni, ijtimoiy, milliy, irqiy va diniy adovatni targ‘ib qiluvchi, xalqning sog‘lig‘i va ma’naviyatiga tajovuz qiluvchi, shuningdek harbiylashtirilgan birlashmalarning, milliy va diniy ruhdagi siyosiy partiyalarning hamda jamoat birlashmalarining tuzilishi va faoliyati taqiqlanadi.
Maxfiy jamiyatlar va uyushmalar tuzish taqiqlanadi. (57-modda)
Protection from Violence
Mauritius
- English1. No person shall be held in slavery or servitude.
2. No person shall be required to perform forced labour.
… (Sec. 6)
Protection from Violence
Fiji
- English(1) Every person has the right to freedom from torture of any kind, whether physical, mental or emotional, and from cruel, inhumane, degrading or disproportionately severe treatment or punishment.
(2) Every person has the right to security of the person, which includes the right to be free from any form of violence from any source, at home, school, work or in any other place.
(3) Every person has the right to freedom from scientific or medical treatment or procedures without an order of the court or without his or her informed consent, or if he or she is incapable of giving informed consent, without the informed consent of a lawful guardian. (Sec. 11) - iTaukei(1) Na tamata taucoko e tu vua na dodonu me galala mai na veivakararawataki vakayago, vakavakasama se vakayalo kei na dodonu me galala mai na veivakalolomataki, itovo lolovira, se ivalavala se totogitaki vakaca.
(2) Na tamata taucoko e tu vua na dodonu ni nona taqomaki, wili kina na galala mai na veivalavala kaukauwa mai vale, koronivuli, vanua ni cakacaka se dua tale na vanua.
(3) Na tamata taucoko e tu vua na dodonu me kua ni vakayacori vua e dua na ivakarau ni vakadidike se vakadidike vakavuniwai, se ivalavala e sega ni vakarota na mataveilewai se a sega ni kerei na nona veivakadonui, se kevaka e sega ni rawa ni solia na nona veivakadonui qai sega ni kerei na veivakadonui ni itubutubu se dauniveisusu. (Sec. 11)
Protection from Violence
Costa Rica
- EnglishNo one will be submitted to cruel or degrading treatments or to perpetual penalties, or to the penalty of confiscation. Any declaration obtained by means of violence will be null. (Art. 40)
- SpanishNadie será sometido a tratamientos crueles o degradantes ni a penas perpetuas, ni a la pena de confiscación. Toda declaración obtenida por medio de violencia será nula. (Art. 40)
Protection from Violence
Benin
- English
The human person is sacred and inviolable.
The State has the absolute obligation to respect it and to protect it. … (Art. 8) - French
La personne humaine est sacrée et inviolable.
L'Etat a l'obligation absolue de la respecter et de la protéger. … (Art. 8)
Protection from Violence
Belarus
- English…
Forced labour shall be prohibited,
… (Art. 41) - Belarusian…
Прымусовая праца забараняецца,
… (Артыкул 41) - Russian…
Принудительный труд запрещается,
… (Статья 41)